Oakwood High School - Acorn Yearbook (Fithian, IL)

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The 1980-81 Homecoming Parade look olace October 18th. The parade started at Seymore Field in Oakwood and ended at Oakwood United Methodist Church. Entered in the parade were the Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior floats. Other floats entered were the FFA, FHA, Comettes, Kickers, and a new float this year; the Alumni float for the queens. COMET POWER MARCHES ON! 3

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2 Seniors, Comettes Capture Awards At right: The senior flout with the theme of Brew the Devils won the class division trophy in the 2nd Annual Homecoming Parade. It was constructed at the home of Kim Pricer with the help of many dedicated class members. The part of the witch was played by Kim Green, and the part of the devil was played by Bill Dalbey. At right: The Comettes flout won the organization division trophy with its theme of Catch That Comet Spirit. The float was designed by Micki Sadler and the Comettes found time, even with their busy schedule, to construct it.

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Homecoming 1980 was a special time that will long be remembered in everyone’s minds. The festivities got underway with the traditional bonfire. This year, the bonfire was held October 17 at 6:30 p.m. at the high school. The cheerleaders led everyone in sideline cheers and spirit yells as the fire cracked and blazed. The big “O was set afire, and the football players could be seen braving the leap through. Due to the lack of cooperation from the students, there was no pyramid contest. When the fire had burned down, everyone went into the cafereria to dance and listen to the music of Trafalgar. The members of Trafalgar were from the Oakwood area, and their guest drummer was Ryan Downing. Ryan is a freshman at O.H.S. and taught himself how to play. The bonfire ended at 9:00 p.m. without the usual snake drive. The snake drive was called off because in the past years people have abused the privilege by being destructive. On October 18 at 2:00 p.m., the mighty Oakwood Comets met the Bismark-Henning Blue Devils on the Comets' home field and the battle began. The Comet rusher for the big Homecoming game was John DeRay. Receiving DeRay’s passes were seniors, Bruce Harrison and Randy Mitchell, sophomore, David Tellier, and freshman, Randy Durbin. The Comets' top tacklers were Randy Mitchell, John Wright, Brian Crow, and David Tellier. It was a long and hard game which ended with the Comets being defeated, but a good game nonetheless. The Comet fans were pleased with the team's effort, and in everyone's hearts it did emerge a winner. The game was a good one, with plenty of excitement for everyone. 4